performaxx whispertouch 17 - this had better control than others, (slightly stiffer) which i liked as imo- as im a flat hitter,
it felt better than original babolat gut(not the new one - never tried that) - the original babolat had too much power for me- it seemed it played better if you had a topspin shots which i dont have.

wilson was also very good - didnt have the spin as babolat but better than performaxx,

I once played with a Babolat Pure Drive Team Plus with Lux Alu Power 16 (mains) and Babolat VS team 16 (crosses). i loved it. added about 10-15 mph to my serve/groundstrokes. I loved the touch and bite I got from that combo. This is the only natural gut I have used.

I use Wilson NG 17. Used VS until the new coating came out. Did not like the feel of it at all.

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Agree, too heavy on the coating, hey. Why and Why they insist on coating their gut big time?? It is a lot better with very thin coating. maybe they are trying to make the gut last longer but they break, it is just something they have to except

Black VS 16 seems to be the same as the natural. Only advantage is that you can really see your wear pattern well. It made me very happy to see how consistently I hit the sweet spot. My 8-10 center mains get very well worn while the edges remain nearly pristine.

I remember when I started playing tennis and I read about the need to hit certain areas of the string bed. I thought to myself, "I can barely hit the ball, how the heck do I hit the middle of the string bed?!?,"

Black VS 16 seems to be the same as the natural. Only advantage is that you can really see your wear pattern well. It made me very happy to see how consistently I hit the sweet spot. My 8-10 center mains get very well worn while the edges remain nearly pristine.

I remember when I started playing tennis and I read about the need to hit certain areas of the string bed. I thought to myself, "I can barely hit the ball, how the heck do I hit the middle of the string bed?!?,"

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Maybe you are just as talented as Federer who hits the sweet spot every single time. I heard he never misses the sweet spot as long as he has been a pro

right now i am sidelined ( just had rotator cuff surgery) but i used vs team 17 in the mains and pro line II 18 in the crosses on my babalot pdr + and love it durability was good and feel was excellent

Just picked up my Aerogel 100 with Bab Nat VS 17, its is stiff. Did not play with it yet just hit against the living room couch ( I won by the way). Feels stiffer than NXT, NXT Tour same tension of 52pds.

Crap, not liking it so far hopefully on the court I can feel the stiffness give me extra feel and control.

Just picked up my Aerogel 100 with Bab Nat VS 17, its is stiff. Did not play with it yet just hit against the living room couch ( I won by the way). Feels stiffer than NXT, NXT Tour same tension of 52pds.

Crap, not liking it so far hopefully on the court I can feel the stiffness give me extra feel and control.

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Nice thing about gut is that it will break in, and it will feel softer once you start swinging through the ball on court. Gut gets more elastic at high tension.

The current BT7 in 17g is thick, looks like a 16g to me. Feels like NRG2 mulit, not how a Nat Gut should be. I would avoid. I'm stuck with it, maybe I put some 5-10 pd weight on the stringbed for hours to loosen it up.

Old VS Team was the best they ever made followed by current Wilson Natural Gut and Prince Natural Gut. Since we can't get the original VS Team anymore, I get which ever one is cheaper between Wilson and Prince since they both feel pretty good.

At 51 pds strung on my 4d 100 you would think the VS Team with BT7 with be half way not stiff. Well I think its worse than the 5 dollar Gamma Syn Gut the racquet came with. To ease the stiffness I put 19 pds of free weights, taking it on and off sometimes.
Pure junk. I give these idiots at Babolat a chance and have a hole in my wallet.

At 51 pds strung on my 4d 100 you would think the VS Team with BT7 with be half way not stiff. Well I think its worse than the 5 dollar Gamma Syn Gut the racquet came with. To ease the stiffness I put 19 pds of free weights, taking it on and off sometimes.
Pure junk. I give these idiots at Babolat a chance and have a hole in my wallet.

original VS used to be crisp at low impact and surprisingly resilient at high impact.

I used string VS(or Tonic) at very high tension(up to ~68 lb) on 18x20 string enjoying crisp
control on touch shots but still could bring on beast-like power when I take
large cut, exhibiting sweet ball pocketing characteristics.

Prince natural gut to me plays more like the old VS, more power than wilson NG but i use in hybrid with poly crosses too help tame the power. Would dial up tension if used full bed.

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Wilson nat. gut is the old VS gut. A poster on these boards, Drakluie stated that when Wilson nat. gut 1st came out it had writting VS thermogut on it. This should answer any questions about wilsons gut.